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Old Apr 9, 2013 | 04:19 PM
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CREE LED vs SMD
Does anyone know what the difference is between the CREE LEDs and the SMD?

There are a couple of different lights I'm looking at on Amazon:

H11 CREE LED BULBS 10W WATTS - SUPER BRIGHT H11 CREE LED BULBS 10W WATTS - SUPER BRIGHT

these:

Jtech H11 Type 16W High Power SMD LED Jtech H11 Type 16W High Power SMD LED

And these:

H11 3W CREE H11 3W CREE
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Old Apr 9, 2013 | 05:23 PM
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Crees are a lot brighter but they get pretty hot. I wouldn't run them for extended periods of time.
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Old Apr 9, 2013 | 06:01 PM
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Cool - that's just what I wanted to know because I want to run my fogs as DRLs.
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Old Apr 9, 2013 | 07:55 PM
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Don't do the Crees then. I'd only use them as reverse lights or high beams on a 7th gen.
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Old Apr 9, 2013 | 08:56 PM
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I definitely want to get CREE bulbs but only for the reverse lights as Chris suggested .
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Old Apr 10, 2013 | 05:12 AM
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So they will be fine for high beams? How are they compared to the stock high beam bulbs?
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Old Apr 10, 2013 | 08:08 AM
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Did you look at vleds yet?
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Old Apr 10, 2013 | 07:32 PM
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They're kinda pricey.
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Old Apr 11, 2013 | 08:16 AM
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http://www.vleds.com/6k-white-28-led...11-1-pair.html

$29 and should have more light output.
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Old Apr 11, 2013 | 09:48 AM
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Guess I missed those - thanks for the link. Just ordered them - we'll see how they turn out.
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